The Crusade of Varna

The second mehmed was born during the reign of his father, murad. He became the ottoman emperor in 14 21 when aged around 17. Immediately he laid siege to the byzantine capital of constantinople. The european nations were suitably concerned about the ambitions of this new westward expanding islamic empire. Murad would have to spend the next 20 years of his reign playing political chess with the venetians and serbs.